Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) is one of the two science and technology universities in the country. The university is located in the southern suburbs of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. The location where the university is founded, Akaki-Khality sub-city, is chosen because of its proximity to one of the country’s biggest industrial corridors, where metal, chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, food processing, and other manufacturing industries are situated.